Back to Decisions

It’s not a case of if…but how you make decisions. Consider some of the most often used subjective methods that influence decision-making:

Instincts and Gut Feelings (Intuition, abstract and baseless driven)
Herd Thinking (Crowd mentality, blind faith and non-objective)
Chance (Cards, Dice, Coins, Eight-Ball and many other device oriented answers)
Astrology (Charts, Zodiac Signs, Readings, Interpretations, Visions)
Various Traditions (Calendars, Ceremonies, Celebrations, Holidays)
Social and Fraternal Influences (Codes, Signs, Symbols, Handshakes and other rituals)
Cultural Ideologies (Sacrifices, Rituals, Customs)
Technological Influences (Mobile Connections, Social Networks, Chat rooms, Blogs)
Gadgets and Apparatuses (Computers, Smart Phones, Programming, Media)
Clairvoyance-Psychics-Readings (Visions, Readings, Signs)
Family, Friends and Business Influences (Bias, Prejudice, Tradition, Influence, Rituals, Habits)
Other Beliefs and Cults (Evolution, Scientology, Church of the XXX, Zen Buddhism)
Church Denominations (Countless)

Looking closely at any one of the approaches will clearly show our alternative attempts to avoid a direct, objective, accountable, tangible, visual, factual (among others) decision making application. In many cases, shooting from the hip or gaining an effortless decision is much more convenient and expedient in our “time chocked” society. Often, we are encouraged to be “influenced or pressured” into a decision. Why?

It has been well stated that your decisions can make or break your life. Question: With so much emphasis and importance placed on decisions and decision making, why is it such an unpopular subject? Why is the methodology of decision making generally avoided even with so much at stake? How is it affecting your own life? What kind of credible information will make logical and practical sense?